Judge denies motion

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) _ The Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to take his own life has been dealt a setback by a judge. Joseph Cataldo, an attorney for 20-year-old Michelle Carter, had asked a judge for funds to hire an expert to explain the effects of an antidepressant at trial...

A judge is denying a request for a change in venue for the trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. The 24-year-old is facing murder charges in the 2013 shooting death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee'...